Stephen Lowery leaves 3i to join Frog Capital as Partner

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[UK] London-based Frog Capital has announced that Stephen Lowery has joined as a Partner. Frog invests in growth-stage companies across the cleantech and IT & digital media sectors.

Lowery leaves 3i where he was Director of Venture and then Growth Capital and led or was “closely involved in” investments in European IT and cleantech companies, such as Icera, Nujira and Light Blue Optics, and in profitable exits, including Respond, Insensys and UbiNetics. He also represented 3i on the board of The Cambridge Network.

Prior to 3i he was with PA Consulting in its Global Technology Group.

Lowery brings to Frog experience of “private equity secondary transactions, corporate spinouts and restructurings”, while he has recently “been working on debt-to-equity conversions with one of the UK’s leading banking groups”, according to the release.

Mike Reid, Managing Partner of Frog Capital, says: “Stephen was one of 3i’s up and coming stars and is a fantastic catch for Frog. He’s a rare animal: great track record, extremely bright, with a highly practical, personable style that I know has been much appreciated by colleagues and by all the CEOs he worked with.”

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Overview3i is a multinational private equity and venture capital company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company is mainly focused on mid-market private equity, infrastructure management, and debt finance.
3i makes private equity investments in business services, consumer, healthcare, renewable energy, wind, and industrial sector.
Founded in 1945, 3i has established offices in 13 countries across …

OverviewFrog invests in Europe’s most ambitious growth stage companies. We only invest in sectors we understand: IT, Digital Media & Resource Efficiency. If you’re in these areas, Frog can help develop your strategy in a fast-moving market.
We target businesses which are growing quickly. To us that means growing in excess of 40%. Frog’s objective is to support you to achieve strong growth each and every …